A rare opportunity has arisen to join our vibrant village school. We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to work 18 hours per week (3 days), term time only (Including Inset days) working 39 weeks of the year. This is a permanent role Grade 3 £10,054 - £10,212 Actual Salary (pay award pending) We are seeking someone who: instinctively deals with children with warmth, care and understanding. has experience of working with children in an educational setting. has skills in communicating and developing positive relationships with children, parents and colleagues must be able to work as part of a team and demonstrate initiative has the ability to support a stimulating environment and exciting curriculum experience of working with children who have emotional & behavioural needs is desirable, but additional training will be given. If you are interested, we would love to meet you! Visits to the school are encouraged & welcomed. Please call the office if you would like more information or to arrange a visit on : 01308 868492 If shortlisted, interviews to take place on Tuesday 20th May in the afternoon. Further Information Parrett & Axe Primary School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines. The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements. The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year. This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Keeping Children Safe in Education The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. About Us Parrett & Axe is a primary school for children aged 4 - 11yrs. We are a committed, supportive, hardworking and dedicated team of staff. We offer a fantastic team environment where the well-being of staff is always supported & the best interest of children are at the heart of everything we do.